obedient B2 Topic:Law & Government US /əˈbidiənt/ UK /əˈbiːdɪənt/ See IPA manual Freq #12556 Meanings 1 adj Willing to do what you are told by someone in authority. He was an obedient child who always listened to his parents. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · willing to do what you are... compliantdutiful ↔ Opposites argumentativebreachycontumaciousdefiantdisobedientdominantfrowardimmorigerousinobedientinsubmissiveinsubordinateinsurgent Word family Forms obediently Etymology AI details From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”). obedient Middle English oboediēns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obedient **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈbidiənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈbiːdɪənt/ **Frequency rank:** 12556 ## Meanings 1. Willing to do what you are told by someone in authority. ## Examples - He was an obedient child who always listened to his parents. ## Antonyms - argumentative - breachy - contumacious - defiant - disobedient - dominant - froward - immorigerous - inobedient - insubmissive - insubordinate - insurgent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obedient - Root: oboediēns ## Etymology From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”). ## AI Etymology Obedient comes from Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”). Modern senses include willing to do what you are told by someone in authority. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown